How to Cite Information From a College Home Page

When writing research or term papers, citing references is an essential step. Citing a college website's home page can be difficult because the home page is usually focused on promoting the school and rarely relates the kind of information usually used in citations. Two primary formats exist for citing references: American Psychological Association (APA) style is primarily used in the social science field, and the Modern Language Association (MLA) style is used mainly in humanities and liberal arts. English-language papers written for audiences in essentially every other field use either APA or MLA style. Both APA and MLA have specific instructions for how to cite web pages, adaptable to citing home pages that don't have authors and publication dates.

Instructions

  1. APA Style

    • 1

      Cite the website in the text of your document. If you are using text from a college home page that is not part of a specific article on the page, you do not need to cite the quotation on the reference page if you cited it in-text.

    • 2

      Follow a sentence or paragraph from the college home page with the website address in parentheses. Include the entire website.

    • 3

      Include the name of the college home page on your References page if you do not cite it in text. Add a date of the homepage in parenthesis if one is noted. For no date, write "n.d."

    • 4

      Add the date you retrieved the information from the college home page. Type the word "retrieved" followed by the date. Include a comma and write from and the complete web address. For instance, St. Bonaventure University. (n.d.). Retrieved July 27, 2011, from http://www.sbu.edu

    MLA Style

    • 5

      Type the college home page in italics to begin your citation. Add any version number of the college home page if there is one.

    • 6

      Add the publisher's name followed by a comma and publication date with a period. If no publisher is noted, write "n.p." For no date, write "n.d."

    • 7

      Write the word "Web" for the medium of publication, with a period. Note the date that you accessed the information, followed by another period. For instance, St. Bonaventure University, n.p., n.d.. Web. 25 July 2011. MLA does not require a web address in the works cited page.

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